Opinion: DeepSeek Viewed as an Educational Project and Cultural Revolution
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-15
A post evaluates Liang Wenfeng and his DeepSeek project, suggesting that setting aside AGI, DeepSeek is essentially an educational project and a personal 'Cultural Revolution' for the author. The viewpoint indicates that this aims to educate the industry through example, teaching people to value virtue and curiosity over profit, habit, and face. The author argues this education is necessary, as 2500 years of history have not been enough to effect this change.
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